Biography

Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2014 draft

PRO (Games played/started - 49/43)

• Fourth-year LB was drafted in the fifth round from Florida State and has emerged as a starter at WLB

2017 (w/ JAX - 3/3)

Selected as a defensive captain by his teammates for the 2017 season • 9/10 at HOU: Started at WLB and recorded two tackles (one solo) and added one pass defensed • 9/17 vs. TEN: Led the team with eight tackles (six solo) and also recorded one tackle for a loss, one pass defensed and one INT • 9/24 vs. BAL: Started at WLB and led the team with seven solo tackles and also registered one fumble recovery that he returned 52 yards to the Baltimore 2-yard line

2016 (w/ JAX - 16/16)

• 9/11 vs. G.B.: Made his 25th career start at WLB and tallied eight tackles (six solo), including two tackles for loss • 9/18 at S.D.: Started at WLB and made nine tackles (seven solo), including two tackles for loss• 9/25 vs. BAL: Started at WLB and had seven tackles (six solo), including one tackle for a loss and two passes defensed • 10/2 vs. IND: Recorded a team-high eight solo tackles and also had a tackle for a loss• 10/16 at CHI: Posted eight solo tackles, including one tackle for loss• 10/23 vs. OAK: Registered five tackles (four solo), including a season-high three tackles for loss• 10/27 at TEN: Recorded a team-high 15 tackles (10 solo) starting at WLB• 11/6 at K.C.: Had five solo tackles and one pass defensed • 11/13 vs. HOU: Tied for the team-lead with six tackles (four solo) • 11/20 at DET: Started at WLB and led the team with eight tackles (seven solo), including one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery • 11/27 at BUF: Led the team with nine tackles (seven solo), including two tackles for loss• 12/4 vs. DEN: Tied for the team lead with six solo tackles, while also registering one sack, his first since recording two at Tennessee last season • 12/11 vs. MIN: Tallied two solo tackles, including one tackle for loss • 12/18 at HOU: Recorded eight tackles (six solo), one interception and one pass defensed• 12/24 vs. TEN: Started at WLB and recorded ve tackles (four solo) • 1/1 at IND: Started at WLB and recorded a team-high nine tackles (eight solo), one interception and two passes defensed

2015 (w/ JAX - 14/14)

Played and started in 14 games at WLB in his second season with the Jaguars ... Finished second on the team with 128 tackles, the most in the NFL by a player in his fi rst or second season ... Added seven passes defensed, the second-most on the team

• 9/13 vs. CAR: Recorded nine tackles (seven solo) and three tackles for loss • 9/20 vs. MIA: Led the team with nine tackles (six solo) and recorded one pass defensed • 9/27 at N.E.: Recorded 11 tackles (seven solo) in team’s road opener • 10/4 at IND: Made eight tackles (six solo) and 0.5 sacks • 10/11 at T.B.: Recorded 14 tackles (13 solo) and one tackle for loss • 10/25 vs. BUF: Made a team-high nine tackles (eight solo), including two tackles for loss and three passes defensed ... Recorded his first career TD, intercepting QB E.J. Manuel and returning it 26 yards for the second-quarter score • 11/8 at NYJ: Made seven tackles (five solo), including two passes defensed, one forced fumble and a tackle for loss • 11/15 at BAL: Led the team with 12 tackles (five solo) • 12/6 at TEN: Registered nine tackles (seven solo), two sacks, including one sack-fumble ... First Jaguars LB with multiple sacks in a single game since Paul Posluszny registered 2.0 sacks in Week 17 of the 2012 season and is just the sixth linebacker in franchise history to accomplish the feat, joining Posluszny, Mike Peterson, Akin Ayodele, Kevin Hardy (two games with multiple sacks) and Brant Boyer (two games with multiple sacks) • 12/13 vs. IND: Started at WLB and made nine tackles (eight solo), including one tackle for loss ... Added one pass defensed

2014 (w/ JAX - 16/10)

Appeared in all 16 games and made 10 starts at LB ... Ranked second on team with 99 tackles (68 solo) and nine tackles for loss ... Had a team-high two fumble recoveries along with four passes defensed, one QB hit and one forced fumble ... Ranked third among all NFL rookies in tackles

• 9/7 at PHI: Made NFL debut and posted three solo tackles with one stop for loss • 9/14 at WAS: Produced four tackles (two solo) including his rst career sack: QB Kirk Cousins for an 11-yard loss in the fourth quarter • 10/19 vs. CLE: Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after producing a sack/ forced fumble, interception and two passes defensed ... Registered a sack/forced fumble of QB Brian Hoyer in the third quarter and the ball was recovered by Paul Posluszny ... With 5:21 remaining in the game, Smith picked off Hoyer and returned it 15 yards to set up a Jaguars TD• 11/23 at IND: Started at LB and paced the team with 12 tackles (nine solo) along with two fumble recoveries and two tackles for loss ... Recovered an Andrew Luck fumble in the rst quarter and a Dan Herron fumble in the second quarter• 11/30 vs. NYG: Started at LB and had double-digit tackles for the second straight game, nishing with 10 stops (eight solo) • 12/18 vs. TEN: Compiled a then career-high 15 tackles (10 solo) including one for loss • 12/28 at HOU: Registered a career-high 16 tackles (11 solo) in the season-finale